Masquerade
Pros:
-Great Performances
-Great Audience Participation
-The host was very smooth
-Showing AMVs at end very good touch
Cons:
-Let in late
-Failure of Staff to watch lines (people cutting in, or saving spots for large groups of their friends). My example given, I was in the first 30 people waiting since 3:15pm, At 6pm there were about 65 people in front of us)
-Mislead multiple times as to when we'd get let in (General announcement made by particular fanime staff "Okay we're gonna open the doors in 4 minutes! Please have badges ready!" (Actual walk-in time was about 35 minutes after his announcement)
-Absolutely NO FOOD OR DRINKS walking in.... okay no problem...
-Absolutely NO FOOD OR DRINKS sold in premise! What happened!? Last year there were refreshments. We wait in line 3+ hours and told not to leave the line without express permission, okay get it, but now expected to sit through a four hour masquerade without any refreshments?! Very bad results....
-One judge had the nerve to walk up on stage displaying his wine glass filled with gatorade. I thought there was NO FOOD OR DRINKS ALLOWED IN PREMISE?! Who is sending the bad message here? And who is policing the rules? The judge came up a SECOND time at the rewards ceremony, still drinking from the same glass. What is this supposed to tell the couple thousand attendees who are banned from any liquids?
-No flash photography. Period. Okay no problem. However....
-Flash photography announced OKAY by the fanime staff over loudspeaker during awards ceremony. Okay! Great! However...
-Completely hounded and threatened by the Civic Auditorium security that NO FLASH photography except by "Press" during awards ceremony. Mixed messages? Not cool to be threatened to be kicked out/camera taken after fanime staff clearly mentioned cameras with flash okay. Very confusing.
-Awards ceremony almost giving away $500 prize to the wrong group. Any rehearsal or anything?
-The opening ceremony of the martial arts team lacked a good show. I was hoping for more than a practice session of their students. Perhaps something grander next year to make the lines worthwhile.
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Anime Rooms
Pros:
-Clear picture
Cons:
-Better selection in all the previous years
-Please have an attentive staff (who can actually see the screen) be responsible for switching between episodes and setting subtitles/audio tracks. Every room I went in, there was need of the audience to operate the computers to switch languages and remind the staff which episode we were on.
The con overall:
Lots of obstacles this year, especially the power outage and the construction! But it was great as always and unforgettable. Not the best year but major expectations next year. Pocket schedule super awesome.
Pros:
-Great Performances
-Great Audience Participation
-The host was very smooth
-Showing AMVs at end very good touch
Cons:
-Let in late
-Failure of Staff to watch lines (people cutting in, or saving spots for large groups of their friends). My example given, I was in the first 30 people waiting since 3:15pm, At 6pm there were about 65 people in front of us)
-Mislead multiple times as to when we'd get let in (General announcement made by particular fanime staff "Okay we're gonna open the doors in 4 minutes! Please have badges ready!" (Actual walk-in time was about 35 minutes after his announcement)
-Absolutely NO FOOD OR DRINKS walking in.... okay no problem...
-Absolutely NO FOOD OR DRINKS sold in premise! What happened!? Last year there were refreshments. We wait in line 3+ hours and told not to leave the line without express permission, okay get it, but now expected to sit through a four hour masquerade without any refreshments?! Very bad results....
-One judge had the nerve to walk up on stage displaying his wine glass filled with gatorade. I thought there was NO FOOD OR DRINKS ALLOWED IN PREMISE?! Who is sending the bad message here? And who is policing the rules? The judge came up a SECOND time at the rewards ceremony, still drinking from the same glass. What is this supposed to tell the couple thousand attendees who are banned from any liquids?
-No flash photography. Period. Okay no problem. However....
-Flash photography announced OKAY by the fanime staff over loudspeaker during awards ceremony. Okay! Great! However...
-Completely hounded and threatened by the Civic Auditorium security that NO FLASH photography except by "Press" during awards ceremony. Mixed messages? Not cool to be threatened to be kicked out/camera taken after fanime staff clearly mentioned cameras with flash okay. Very confusing.
-Awards ceremony almost giving away $500 prize to the wrong group. Any rehearsal or anything?
-The opening ceremony of the martial arts team lacked a good show. I was hoping for more than a practice session of their students. Perhaps something grander next year to make the lines worthwhile.
Next topic..
Anime Rooms
Pros:
-Clear picture
Cons:
-Better selection in all the previous years
-Please have an attentive staff (who can actually see the screen) be responsible for switching between episodes and setting subtitles/audio tracks. Every room I went in, there was need of the audience to operate the computers to switch languages and remind the staff which episode we were on.
The con overall:
Lots of obstacles this year, especially the power outage and the construction! But it was great as always and unforgettable. Not the best year but major expectations next year. Pocket schedule super awesome.
